A correctional officer at Foothills Correctional Institution in Morganton, North Carolina was injured Saturday night when a prison inmate attacked with a homemade weapon, officials said. The inmate has a history of making threats, prison records show.

A plan to build about 100 affordable housing units on Mount Holly-Huntersville Road in northwest Charlotte has been approved by Charlotte City Council despite school crowding and added traffic on busy roads such as Brookshire Boulevard.

UNC Tar Heels take floor at Spectrum Center for NCAA tournament game against Lipscomb

The North Carolina Tar Heels leave the court in the Spectrum Center after being upset by the Texas A&M Aggies, 86-65, in the second round of the 2018 NCAA basketball tournament on Sunday, March 18, 2018. It was UNC's first-ever tournament loss in Charotte.